(Reuters) - United States federal agents are investigating whether high-speed trading companies violate U.S. laws by using fast-moving market information not available to other traders, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Today, we're releasing the Small Entity Compliance Guide for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule, designed to help you determine your federal mortgage disclosure compliance obligations for the mortgage loans you originate.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two major Wall Street trade groups have criticized a plan floated last month by U.S. regulators to force issuers to disclose more sensitive loan-level data to investors, saying it could make companies more vulnerable to lawsuits.

Some types of jobs lost during recessions are never recovered, which suggests some unemployed workers must change careers. However, data on hiring during recessions shows the fraction of unemployed workers who change their industry or occupation declines rather than increases. This reflects in part that, when unemployment is high, employers can find applicants with qualifications that closely match job openings. Thus, the rate of overall job growth affects the pace of job market recoveries more than the need for workers to reallocate across sectors.

Barbara S. Mishkin According to a Politico report, a CFPB spokesman has said that the two invited CFPB representatives will not be participating in the hearing scheduled for this Wednesday, April 2 by the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Entitled "Allegations of Discrimination and Retaliation within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau," the hearing is... More &#62;

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Monday the U.S. central bank's "extraordinary" commitment to boosting the economy, especially the still struggling labor market, will be needed for some time to come.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The too-big-to-fail subsidy that banks implicitly enjoy was worth up to $70 billion in the U.S. and $300 billion in the euro area in 2012, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. The estimate -- on the high side of most calculations -- comes in one of the chapters of the IMF's global financial stability report. "Progress is under way, but the subsidy estimates suggest the issue of too-important-to-fail is still very much alive," said Gaston Gelos, chief of the Global Stability Analysis Division in the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department that produced the report.

Home Sales in U.S. Poised to Surge With Spring: Mortgages Bloomberg Potential home buyers view a model home for sale. Home sales declined in February to... Read More. Potential home buyers view a model home for sale. Home sales declined in February to the lowest level since mid-2012, according to the National&nbsp;...

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